10 restructuring consultants
On the client side, these restructuring consultants have worked for debtors, secured lenders, creditors' committees and management teams, and six of them are at Alvarez & Marsal or FTI Consulting, with the others currently at Huron, J.S. Held, BRG and Pivot. A call helps a company facing a cash shortfall or a lender negotiation decide between a financial advisor, an interim CFO and a chief restructuring officer.
Professionals to explore
Aaron Kibbey
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director -- Restructuring & Turnaround Practice Service Line Leader · Huron
Aaron Kibbey holds Managing Director -- Restructuring & Turnaround Practice Service Line Leader at Huron (since 2017) and cites over 20 years of management experience in finance and operations restructuring distressed companies. Earlier titles include Managing Director at Loughlin Management Partners+Co (2009–2017), Principal at A-K Partners (2007–2009) and two RCN roles, Director, Business Operations & Restructuring (2002–2004) and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy and Corporate Development (2005–2007).
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Brian F. Gleason, CTP
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Managing Director Turnaround and Restructuring Services (formerly Phoenix Management) · J.S. Held LLC
Brian F. Gleason, CTP has been Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO) at Venture Stage Technology Company since 2022 and Global President of the Turnaround Management Association since 2026, alongside Sr. Managing Director Turnaround and Restructuring Services at J.S. Held LLC (formerly Phoenix Management) since 1996. Gleason cites an operationally focused approach and work with almost 200 companies through their most difficult times, plus Independent Board Member roles (2003–2025).
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Elan Ben-Avi
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director - Restructuring & Turnaround · Alvarez & Marsal
Managing Director - Restructuring & Turnaround at Alvarez & Marsal since 2024, Elan Ben-Avi was Managing Director, Turnaround & Restructuring at Ankura (2019–2024), where engagements included financial advisor to a $2bn+ global beauty and consumer company. Earlier titles include Partner at Kuzari Group (2011–2019), Chief Operating Officer, Board Member at David Barton Gym (2008–2010) and Director at Getzler Henrich & Associates (2002–2009).
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Geoffrey Zhu
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Turnaround & Restructuring · FTI Consulting
Geoffrey Zhu's FTI Consulting titles in Turnaround & Restructuring are Consultant (2019–2021), Senior Consultant (2021–2023), Director (2023–2025) and Senior Director (since 2025). The focus is financial and strategic solutions for creditors and investors of distressed companies, and Zhu has represented debtors, secured lenders, creditors' committees and trustees, a fit for lender-side questions.
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George Fang
LinkedInExperience: Former Turnaround & Restructuring - Special Situations - Americas Market Leader · Deloitte
George Fang was Turnaround & Restructuring - Special Situations - Americas Market Leader at Deloitte (2021–2024) and has been Managing Director at Pivot > since 2025. With 15 years helping distressed companies regain financial stability, improve operating performance and raise capital, Fang's experience includes originating and managing debt restructurings.
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Joseph A. Vizzini
LinkedInExperience: Former Managing Director · BRG
Since 2015, Joseph A. Vizzini has been Managing Director at BRG and was Managing Director at Capstone Advisory Group (2004–2015) and Director at FTI Consulting (2000–2004). Financial restructuring advice to both creditors and debtors is the specialty, with assignments covering debt and equity restructurings, bankruptcy planning and strategy, acquisitions, divestitures and liquidation strategies.
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Martijn Laarhoven
LinkedInExperience: Head Financial Restructuring Benelux · FTI Consulting
Martijn Laarhoven has been Head Financial Restructuring Benelux at FTI Consulting since 2025 and Managing Director Experienced turnaround manager (interim) CFO there since 2022, citing more than 25 years in finance, restructuring, turnaround and strategic advisory. Other titles include Interim CFO at Julius Meinl Coffee Group (2019–2021) and Partner at BOLD. (since 2018), relevant to interim CFO and CRO roles and lender advisory.
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Matt Budd, CPA, CIRP, LIT
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director - Turnaround & Restructuring · FTI Consulting
Matt Budd, CPA, CIRP, LIT has been Managing Director - Turnaround & Restructuring at FTI Consulting since 2026, advising mainly on financial and operational restructuring, insolvency and distressed financing. Earlier titles at EY-Parthenon were Senior Financial Analyst (2013–2014), Manager (2014–2019), Director (2019–2021) and Senior Director (2021–2026), relevant to distressed financing and insolvency questions.
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Sam Schreiber
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Restructuring & Turnaround · Alvarez & Marsal
Sam Schreiber, Senior Director - Restructuring & Turnaround at Alvarez & Marsal since 2021, assists companies through bankruptcies and distressed situations, with roles covering liquidity management, business plan development, cash flow forecasting, treasury management and working capital improvement. Alvarez & Marsal titles also include Senior Associate (2018–2019) and Director (2019–2021), and Managing Consultant at Filsinger Energy Partners (2011–2018) appears too.
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Tom Jack
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director · Alvarez & Marsal
Tom Jack has been Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal since 2024 in Financial & Operational Restructuring, advising management teams, shareholders, lenders and other stakeholders in complex situations, and cites more than 30 years in restructuring, turnaround and special situations investment. Earlier, Tom Jack was Partner at EY (2002–2016) and Endless LLP (2016–2024).
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Choose the right perspective
Lenders and creditor groups looking at a distressed borrower should start with Geoffrey Zhu and Joseph A. Vizzini, who both cite creditor-side work. For someone inside the business, Brian F. Gleason holds a Chief Restructuring Officer title and Martijn Laarhoven an interim CFO title, Sam Schreiber's liquidity and cash flow forecasting work suits cash planning questions, and Tom Jack (Manchester) and Laarhoven (Benelux) are the picks outside North America.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How much liquidity should a company have left when it first calls a restructuring advisor, and what data should be ready on day one?
- 02When does an out-of-court deal with lenders stop being realistic and a bankruptcy filing become the better path?
- 03What does a lender expect from a chief restructuring officer that it doesn't get from the existing CFO?
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